Folks. Our thoughts are never ending , ever flowing , always changing and ever ready for the next action or the next step. Just like when we are eating. We will scoop another spoon full while we are eating the previous scoop and this is a continous process like a moving conveyor belt. While we are eating , our eyes will either be roaming around or we are talking with our friends. We do not know what we are eating nor we know how is the taste, or are we conscious of its process. The proper thing to do is to slow down our chewing process, feel the breaking up of the contents in our mouth and enjoy each bit and let the contents melt inside our mouth while we feel the taste intensely.
Precisely, this is what all of us should be doing. Not always chasing after something , either a dream or a rat race or for wealth. We do not have time for ourself but yet we have time for other people who will help us to get what we want or who make us happy. Why can/t we be good to ourself and give more time to ourself to make ourself happy. Why can't we be alone and we always need people beside us ? If we are alone, we are 100% with ourself won't it be better?
All this is happening is because of our fixing mind, We are a natural fixer, always trying to provide a solution to all the problem we are facing, Always thinking about a problem and persistently searching for a solution, If we fail to find a solution, we are not contributing and we are useless. It hurt our ego, This is the wrong thinking, Why should we be always trying to fix things? We can't we be still and watch things go by? Just do nothing and watch the thought unfold itself, slow down our breathing and be aware of what is happening. All of us look for a quick solution when a problem arises .We learn nothing from the fast process or experience, If we slow down and go through the process at a slower pace, we could learn more and a better solution can be found.
The faster our action and the faster will be the re-action and the harder the punch, the more your hands will be hurt as the rebouncing force will be stronger. When a punch is thrown at you, you should recieve it softly , pull it towards you a little and slowly push it away with a stronger force. Similarly, for your fixing mind. Just watch it , keep still and let it slip by or flow away. As for our ego, it is a measurement of our ability against other people's standard or expectation. Why do we need to do that ? We should satisfy ourself and only ourself.
There are different types of meditation and one of the method is the walking mantra, You slow down your walking pace,. Just move and beware of your leg lifting up, stepping down, sole touching the ground and follow by the next step, I have the experience to see a young european yogi walking 10 meters over a period of half an hour, This exercise will slow down our body and mind and making us aware of the movement of our whole body and relaxing the fixing mind and make us more aware,
Ommmm...... peace to all,
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